Peter Case – The Man with the Blue Post Modern Fragmented
Neo-Traditionalist Guitar
From
1989 on Geffen. Peter, where did this name come from?
Sorry, I just had to ask. Peter surrounds himself with
some world-class musicians on this. My first thought
was it’s a very self-serving run, aren’t all albums?
He’s got David Hidalgo and Ry Cooder on guitars and
Jerry Scheff on upright bass, Danny Timms on piano and
the list goes on. Listening to “Charlie James” made
me feel I was sitting on a dusty road somewhere in northern
California just listening to the trains go by in the
background. The majority of the cd sounds like a bold,
progressive move from the late 60’s to the late 70’s
and I think it was done quite well. Nice vocals, great
tunes, world-class musicians and just a great southern
rock, blues, folk, and even Cajun feel but with a signature
sound that seems to be all of Peter’s own. Reluctantly
I listened to this but I have since listened over and
over…I think you will, too. Once again Peter, where
did you come up with this album title?
Clyde
Richardson
